47 ACADEMIC JOURNALING Response Journals Description: Response Journals create a permanent record of what readers are feeling and thinking as they interact with literary or informational texts. It allows students to record their thoughts and emotional reactions about texts. Reading select...

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47 ACADEMIC JOURNALING Response Journals Description: Response Journals create a permanent record of what readers are feeling and thinking as they interact with literary or informational texts. It allows students to record their thoughts and emotional reactions about texts. Reading selections may be used as a springboard to inspire students’ feelings and thoughts about a topic. Most journal activities require thinking but do not demand a finished product. Students learn to write without fear

good reading because students must engage in repeated readings <span class="highlight">of</span> the text, which supports fluency. Naturally, retelling is its own form <span class="highlight">of</span> assessment &ndash; since the student&rsquo;s recitation confirms his/her reading <span class="highlight">of</span> it and reveals the extent <span class="highlight">of</span> his/her comprehension. <span class="highlight">Research</span> indicates that retelling increases both the quantity and quality <span class="highlight">of</span> what is comprehended. Teachers can use retelling as a way to build silent reading fluency and to measure comprehension. Having a student retell allows a teacher to

47 ACADEMIC JOURNALING Response Journals Description: Response Journals create a permanent record <span class="highlight">of</span> what readers are feeling and thinking as they interact with literary or informational texts. It allows students to record their thoughts and emotional reactions about texts. Reading selections may be used as a springboard to inspire students&rsquo; feelings and thoughts about a topic. Most <span class="highlight">journal</span> activities require thinking but do not demand a finished product. Students learn to write without fear

59 RAFT This chart shows examples <span class="highlight">of</span> role, audience, format and topic combinations which may be used for reflective writing exercises in various curricula areas. Role Audience Format Topic bald eagle public radio public service announcement symbols on the American currency Barbara Bush mothers advice column duties/responsibilities <span class="highlight">of</span> president calculator math students letter to the editor use <span class="highlight">of</span> calculator in the classroom heart medical community <span class="highlight">journal</span> article value <span class="highlight">of</span> exercise

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